Voronoi wall complete
The Green Façade is the first 3D concrete printed structure in Twente. It was realized through a cooperation between Saxion Industrial Design Research Group, De Witte van der Heijden Architecten, Vertico Large Scale 3D printing and Trebbe. Read the full story on the Voronoi Wall project page.
From research project to interior garden
In 2016, Saxion Industrial Design Research, with head lector Karin van Beurden, started RAAK KONKREET, a two-year research project on 3D concrete printing sponsored by SIA.
George de Witte of De Witte van der Heijden suggested creating the structure for the interior garden of the Stepping Stones building, realized by Trebbe. Iman Hadzhivalcheva developed the basic design under the project management of Ivo Vrooijink.
Designed to be stacked by two people
The final design was made with parametric modeling. Each piece has a unique form, fits on a pallet for easier transport and weighs under 50 kg, so two people can build the full structure by stacking the pieces on top of each other.
The 50 unique elements were printed with our large ABB robot arm and a gantry by Rohaco. The façade weighs approximately 2.5 tons. Trebbe managed transport and installation.
The project is an early example of how printed elements can form 3D printed façades and other building components in construction.
Credits
- Research: Saxion Industrial Design Research Group (head lector Karin van Beurden)
- Architect: De Witte van der Heijden Architecten (George de Witte)
- Basic design: Iman Hadzhivalcheva
- Project management: Ivo Vrooijink
- 3D printing: Vertico
- Stepping Stones building, transport and installation: Trebbe
- Funding: SIA (RAAK KONKREET)
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